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The Washington Post, in the course of reporting on an Afghanistan war game conducted by Defense Department planners, notes that the Obama administration has

The New York Times today does a nice job pointing out some of the limitations of the co-op coverage model being pushed by Gang of Six member Sen. Kent Conrad

An interesting, albeit limited, bill passed the House yesterday to change part of immigration law to recognize proxy marriages involving military service

It was not what he said, but what he didn’t say that’s caused the uproar. Asked this week about the iniquities between health insurance coverage for birth

As I recount in this morning’s story, the first of three days of Tea Party events in D.C. consisted of a political rally followed by direct lobbying between Tea

The conservative congressman from North Carolina, a constant critic of the census -- one of the people who sounded the alarm about politicization when the

EducationWeek published a story Thursday examining new fault lines that have emerged within traditional coalitions over the subject of urban-area charter

Some lawmakers have indicated they aren’t going to touch this weekend’s National Tea Party Convention with a ten-foot pole. Apparently, Alabamans don’t share

It’s been a tough road to refurbishing the Air Force’s refueling tanker fleet. The Pentagon’s KC-X tanker bid has seen Northrup Grumman drop out in frustration.

In response to my speculation that CIA Deputy Director Steve Kappes is stepping down because of Jeff Stein’s recent critical profile of him in Washingtonian,

While the Senate Finance Committee is still working on opening statements, the storm surrounding the Medicare Advantage program -- in which the government buys

The drip, drip, drip of possible scandal keeps falling on Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.). Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor’s Mansion without a security

Building on yesterday’s announcement that Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) didn’t have the votes to strip funding for the Air Force’s F-22 fighter jet from the defense

Crossroads GPS, a conservative policy and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., is targeting Iowa voters with TV ads in the state’s largest media market. Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, which has ties to former White House deputy chief Karl Rove, has spent $85,125 so far at KCCI, the local CBS affiliate in Des Moines and the state’s largest network TV station.

Minutes after Senate aides briefed reporters on the details of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) energy bill, disappointed interest groups -- both

Afghan Ambassador Said Jawad doesn’t like people saying candidly that his government and its NATO partners aren’t winning the war against the Taliban-led

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While usually attendees at the annual Values Voter Summit focus on hot button social issues, this year the hotel buzzed with the 10th amendment and national debt.

Don’t miss this excellent and heartfelt post from Brandon Friedman of VoteVets, the progressive veterans’ organization, going after the 1000 retired generals

The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder has a wonderful catch. Take a look at these screen grabs from the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National